Ref. Ares(2021)3902058 - 15/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital
Markets Union
INVESTMENT AND COMPANY REPORTING
Provisional Programme
Investor Workshop
Investment Protection in the EU
Albert Borschette Congress Centre, (Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels)
17 December 2018, 14.00 – 17.30
1) Registration of participants [13.30 -14.00]
2) Welcome and keynote speech (John Berrigan DDG FISMA) [14.00 – 14.15]
3) Presentation of the Communication from the Commission on protection of intra-EU
investment (part 1 DG FISMA) [14.15 – 14.25]
4) Panel discussion 1: [14.25 – 15.40]
How does EU law protect investments throughout their life-cycle? How does EU law
balance investors' rights and Member States' regulation in the public interest?
Chair:
Mr. Mario Nava, Director DG FISMA B
Speakers:
BusinessEurope (Louisa Santos, Director for International Relations), EFAMA
(Vincent Ingham, Director for Regulatory Policy), Academic tbc
Questions and Answers
5) Coffee break 15.40-16.00
6) Presentation of the Communication from the Commission on protection of intra-EU
investment (part 2, DG JUST/LS) [16.00 – 16.10]
7) Panel Discussion 2: [16.10 – 17.20]
How can investors enforce their rights under EU law? What are the effective justice
standards and judicial remedies at EU and Member States' level to enforce investors'
rights? What are the available out-of-court prevention and dispute resolution mechanisms?
Chair:
Mr. Mario Nava, Director DG FISMA B
Speakers tbc:
Eurochambers, Association of the Councils of State and Supreme
Administrative Jurisdictions (ACA-Europe), Council of Bars and Law
Societies of Europe (CCBE)
Questions and Answers
8) Concluding remarks [17.20 – 17.30]